Troy man arrested for shooting over man’s head at turkey buzzard

PITTSTOWN >> A Troy man is facing a number of charges after he allegedly shot a gun over another man’s head.

State Police in Brunswick arrested Thomas Fuller, 24, on Sunday after they received a call from a resident in Pittstown reporting two men shooting in the roadway near his home.

When the caller approached the men, troopers say Fuller fired a rifle over his head at a flying turkey buzzard. The two men then left the area, but a trooper and ENCON officer arrived at the scene and found a dead rabbit where the men had been standing.

Fuller and another man, Daniel Kocienski, of Petersburgh, were located and arrested.

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Fuller is charged with second-degree reckless endangerment and ENCON law violations including shooting within 500 feet of a dwelling; hunting turkey with a rifle; taking small game out of season; shooting over a public highway; and illegally attempting to take a protected species, the turkey buzzard.

Kocienski was ticketed for taking small game out of season.

Both men were released and are scheduled to appear in Pittstown Court at a later date. Troopers say it is believed the turkey buzzard was not injured.